Creative Change Coalition

WHO WE ARE

The Creative Change Coalition is a national coalition of place-based community organizations that center people, creativity, and equity.

• Our organizations have a deep impact where we are AND we are a critical part of the local ecosystem that supports thriving communities.

• Our organizations work with artists, creative workers, and culture bearers in and of our communities because they unearth and make meaning, weave people together, and envision new paths.

• Our organizations center the strength of practitioners who shape the circumstances for community resilience and health.

• Our individual organizations are instrumental to the health of our specific communities – and collectively, we can work together to navigate and to recast the systems we need.

For more information on what we mean, visit [definitions page].

The Creative Change Coalition is stewarded by Springboard for the Arts. Learn more about Springboard’s mission and vision.

The coalition has been developed in collaboration and conversation with the following field leaders:

Joseph Allen, Gizhiigin Arts Incubator

Mary Bordeaux, Racing Magpie / University of Minnesota

Sage Crump, National Performance Network

Deborah Cullinan, Stanford University

Jack Forniash, Blue Sky Center

Alexis Frasz, Helicon Collaborative

Gustavo Herrera, Arts for LA

Jen Hughes, National Endowment for the Arts

Lisa Funderburke Hoffman, Artists Communities Alliance

Jeremy Liu, Creative Development Partners

Carmen Morgan, artEquity

Judilee Reed, USA Artists

Michael Robertson, artEquity

Esther Robinson, ArtBuilt

Michael Rohd, Center for Performance and Civic Practice / Co-Lab for Civic Imagination

Omari Rush, Culture Source

Jamie Schumacher, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Jason Schupach, Drexel University

Carlton Turner, Sipp Culture

Margy Waller, Art on the Streets

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

The Coalition is a national hub for connection:

• To ideas and peers ➡ COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE sessions featuring bold ideas by leading innovators to catalyze conversation about the growing field

• To practical tools and models ➡ TECHNICAL WEBINARS led by seasoned practitioners

• To learning and resources ➡ RESOURCE HUB to find practical information

• To shared gaps, solutions and policy ➡ RESEARCH and ACTION with and by peers to exchange information and policies around shared interests

• To each other and our collective knowledge ➡ DISCUSSION GROUPS to share and invite solutions

To foster this connection, we ask coalition members and participants to engage in coalition activities with:

A Spirit of Collaboration: We seek and act from a place of mutual respect, trust, commitment, and reciprocity with all our partners. We share what we have, what we’ve learned, and our goal is to create welcoming and generous environments, both in person and virtual.

An Asset-based Lens/Abundance over Scarcity: We have everything we need. We approach challenges as opportunities, and believe change is possible, and that change is possible from within.

WHAT WE DO

Together, this coalition of local organizations practitioners seeks to:

• Spread visibility and momentum for “the field” – making the place-based, creativity-centered work more visible, understood, supported and valued.

• Create solidarity and connection amongst peer organizations working towards shared goals

• Consolidate existing information on practices and models to make them more accessible

• Address gaps in information and make solutions accessible

• Research to inform and advocate for local and national system change and policy priorities 

• Build connections to other sectors, movements and thinking to inform and inspire our work